Saturday, December 31, 2011

available for sale even in stores that normally have floral supplies but Hobby Lobby did have a few colors this year on their Christmas ribbon aisle

and I bought several rolls when it was 50% off. ﻿

It normally comes in rolls 21 inches wide by 10 yards long!That is a lot of length for the money.

These were normally $10 but only $5 a roll when they were on sale.

Due to new fire safety regulations at the hospital that I work at,we could no longer use the artificial greenery that we hadused in the past to decorate a Christmas. I had seen somedecorations made with Deco Mesh and decided to give ita try for new holiday decorations for the nurseries.

I looked on the internet for directions on how

to make a Deco Mesh garland. There are

"work garlands" available for purchase (about $8 for a 9 foot length) but they didn't look very

complicated so I just made my own "work garlands".

The materials for the base of the garlands were

purchased from Michaels but they are availableat other craft stores and too.

This aluminum floral wire was perfect...

it was strong enough but easily to bend and cut.

The chenille stems are what we used to call

"pipe cleaners". You might find other products that

work well too...this is just what was readily

available to me. The wire will show through

the mesh so pick a color that will go with the mesh.

I measured out the length of floral wire needed and then

attached the chenille stems about 8" apart along the length.

This garland was 7 feet long with some extra length of

wire added to the ends for attachment purposes.

This is a base for a 3 foot garland.

Twist the stems along the wire to keep them in place.

On the garlands I wasn't in a super rush to get up, I also glued the twisted stems in place.

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